Actor-model Godfrey Gao’s body sent back to Taiwan; funeral to be held on Dec 15

The 35-year-old's body was sent from Zhejiang Province, where the show was filmed, back to Taiwan on Monday (Dec 2), reaching Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport on Monday afternoon.

Earlier on Monday, at 5am, waiting fans cried and shouted "Don't go" and "Godfrey Gao is going home", as Gao's body was transferred out of Hangzhou Funeral House, where it had been embalmed, to be taken to Shanghai's Pudong International Airport for a flight to Taiwan, Beijing News reported.

Gao's funeral will be held on Dec 15, his management agency Jetstar Entertainment said on social media on Sunday, adding that his body would be placed in Taipei's First Funeral Parlour.

Gao's parents and eldest brother have returned to Taiwan to prepare for his funeral, while his second brother Charles Gao accompanied his casket from China to Taiwan. Their mother has selected a photo of smiling Godfrey Gao for his funeral photo.